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Simultaneous live cell imaging using dual FRET sensors with a single excitation light.
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PloS one [PLoS One] 2009 Jun 24; Vol. 4 (6), pp. e6036. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Jun 24. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between fluorescent proteins is a powerful tool for visualization of signal transduction in living cells, and recently, some strategies for imaging of dual FRET pairs in a single cell have been reported. However, these necessitate alteration of excitation light between two different wavelengths to avoid the spectral overlap, resulting in sequential detection with a lag time. Thus, to follow fast signal dynamics or signal changes in highly motile cells, a single-excitation dual-FRET method should be required. Here we reported this by using four-color imaging with a single excitation light and subsequent linear unmixing to distinguish fluorescent proteins. We constructed new FRET sensors with Sapphire/RFP to combine with CFP/YFP, and accomplished simultaneous imaging of cAMP and cGMP in single cells. We confirmed that signal amplitude of our dual FRET measurement is comparable to of conventional single FRET measurement. Finally, we demonstrated to monitor both intracellular Ca(2+) and cAMP in highly motile cardiac myocytes. To cancel out artifacts caused by the movement of the cell, this method expands the applicability of the combined use of dual FRET sensors for cell samples with high motility.
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- Animals
Bacterial Proteins chemistry
Calcium metabolism
Cell Movement
Cyclic AMP metabolism
Green Fluorescent Proteins chemistry
HeLa Cells
Humans
Light
Luminescent Proteins chemistry
Myocytes, Cardiac metabolism
PC12 Cells
Rats
Signal Transduction
Red Fluorescent Protein
Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer instrumentation
Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer methods
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1932-6203
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- PloS one
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19551140
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006036